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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 530
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/06/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| DX ALLERGIC URTICARIA (HIVES) W 1D H/O PRURTIS & URTICARIA AFTER US'G A RAG WHILE SHOWER'G THAT HAD BEEIN IN PT'S BAG FOR 1+WK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT JAMMED FINGER WHILE WHIPPING TOWEL. DX: L RING FINGER SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PT WAS SWATTING A FLY W/A TOWEL AND HIT A GLASS LAMP WHICH BROKE. DX: 3 CM CHEEK LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| COOKING AND HAD GREASE FIRE AND THREW TOWEL ON IT WHICH CAUGHT FIRE AND GREASE SPLASHED INTO FACE WITH 1% TBSA,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DX ELECTRICALSHOCK: ABD PAIN, BACK PAIN, RIB PAIN, N AND FEEL'G SOB S/P SHOCKED W PULL'G HAIR STRAIGHTER OUT OF SOCK W STAND'G ON WET TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT STATES PUT OUT A DISH TOWEL THAT WAS ON FIRE WITH HER FOOT BY STEPPI NG ON IT DX BURN TO RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| TAKING A SHOWER, THREW A TOWEL ON THE ROD&UNKNOWN SOMETHING FLEW INTO E YE WHICH NOW CONGESTED&IRRITATED>> CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| RUBBING PENIS W/ A WASH CLOTH TORE PEICE OF FRENULEN LACERATION PENIS REGION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| TRIPPED OVER TOWEL FELL, LANDED ON KNEE. DX KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT FELL OVER A BEACH TOWEL AT THE BEACH ONTO OUTSTRETCHED RIGHT LOWER A RM FRACTURED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 25YOM WAS HOME USING A TOWEL TO DRY HAIR,DEVELOPED PAIN IN NECK AREA; MUSCLE STRAIN, NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT SLIPPED ON TOWEL IN BATHROOM. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FAICAL CONT, ELOPED FROM ED. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Towel racks or bars |
| ACC HIT ELBOW ONTO A BROKEN *** TOWEL RACK WHILE ATT TO HANG THE TOWEL ON IT >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT SLIPPED ON A TOWEL. DX: L KNEE CONT/SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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